Vidant Duplin Hospital: labor and delivery in Kenansville, NC
Vidant Duplin Hospital is a hospital in Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 382 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (93 such births). That is above the North Carolina rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 382Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 174Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
401 N Main St
Kenansville, NC 28349
Duplin County
Call (910) 296-0941 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Vidant Duplin Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 174 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In North Carolina, Vidant Duplin Hospital has the 62nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 71 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Vidant Duplin Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Kenansville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Regional Medical Center | Clinton | 21 | 22% | 279 | Yes |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw | 29 | – | – | Yes |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro | 30 | 19% | 1,096 | Yes |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston | 31 | 22% | 258 | Yes |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 36 | 18% | 1,367 | Yes |
| Johnston Health | Smithfield | 43 | 25% | 1,939 | Yes |
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